Shane Theriot

Shane Theriot (born in Thibodaux, Louisiana) is an American guitarist and composer. He has performed with many influential musicians, authored guitar instruction books and DVDs, and composed and produced music for MTV and ESPN, among others. He is the guitarist and musical director for Live From Daryl's House, featuring Daryl Hall, on the Palladia Network and VH1. Theriot (pronounced "terry-o") divides his time between New Orleans and the New York City area.

Early Life & Education

Theriot was born in Thibodaux, La, a small town about 60 miles from New Orleans. He was exposed to music at a very early age and began playing drums and guitar at 11. He also studied trumpet and piano and played drums in junior high school, as well as in his high school marching band. He is mostly self-taught except for some private study in classical and jazz guitar during high school.

Following high school, Theriot attended the Guitar Institute of Technology (now Musicians Institute) in Los Angeles. Guitarist Scott Henderson, an instructor there and (a member of the band Tribal Tech, as well as Chick Corea's band) recommended Theriot for a teaching position when Theriot was 20 years old.

Professional career

As a performer

Theriot was first featured on Mark Varney's Guitar on the Edge CD series with an original composition, "In Between." In 1996 he began playing with The Neville Brothers, with whom he performed until 2003, touring nationally and internationally. During this time he also began working as a session guitarist. Theriot has release three albums as a leader since 2000: Dirty Power (2009),[1][2][3] The Grease Factor (2003),[4] and Highway 90 (2000).[5]

Theriot's credits include performances or tours with Hall and Oates;[6] LeAnn Rimes; Willie Nelson (makes an uncredited appearance in the movie The Dukes of Hazzard with Willie Nelson in band scene); Idris Muhammad; Blue Floyd; Dr. John; Marc Broussard; Larry Carlton; Sam Moore of Sam and Dave; Madeleine Peyroux; Aaron Neville; Slim Whitman; The Syn (with Chris Squire and Alan White of Yes); and Little Feat.

In the studio, Theriot has added his guitar to sessions by Beyonce; Jewel; Boz Scaggs; Harry Connick Jr.; John Waite; Leni Stern; Maria Muldaur; Dr. John; Marc Broussard; Sam Moore of Sam and Dave; Aaron Neville; and Steve Earle.

Theriot worked as the guitar coach for Forest Whitaker and Nick Nolte for the 2010 road movie My Own Love Song.[7]

As an educator

Theriot taught guitar at the Atlanta Institute of Music (then GIT Atlanta) from 1991 to 1993 alongside Jimmy Herring (Allman Brothers, Widespread Panic). During this time he traveled and worked as a clinician for the Kaman Corporation, which included Takamine, Ovation and Hamer guitars.

He has written instructional columns for Guitar Player Magazine and has been featured in Guitar Player, Guitar World, Guitar for the Practicing Musician, Downbeat and Vintage Guitar magazine, among others. He has also done seminars for the National Guitar Summer Workshop and is a frequent guest at Musicians Institute campuses in Los Angeles and Japan.

Theriot has written instructional books for guitar players, including The Next Step: Creative Concepts For Improvising Guitarists (Atlanta Institute of Music, 1995) and New Orleans Funk Guitar[8] (Alfred Publishing, 2000). He recently released Rhythm Mojo, a downloadable instruction course available from TrueFire.

As a film and television composer

Theriot has written music and jingles for MTV, Discovery Channel, A&E, CMT, VH1 and ESPN, including for the shows Sons of Guns and Anthony Bourdain's The Layover.

Discography

As a leader

As a sideman

External links

References

  1. 1 2 "Dirty Power". AllMusic.com. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
  2. ↑ "Interview: Shane Theriot". Strat-O-Blogster. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
  3. ↑ Astarita, Glenn. "Shane Theriot: Dirty Power". All About Jazz. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
  4. 1 2 "The Grease Factor". AllMusic.com. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
  5. 1 2 "Highway 90". AllMusic.com. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
  6. ↑ Katz, Sharon. "Shane Theriot New Hall And Oates Onstage Music Director". OnStage Magazine. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
  7. ↑ "My Own Love Song". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
  8. ↑ "New Orleans Funk Guitar Styles". Alfred Publishing. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
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